Water, Nutrient, And Fertilizer Holding Tanks: In the commercial horticulture industry, there are essential items needed to be successful regardless of the grow operation type. From ventilation, temperature monitoring and control, irrigation, lighting, and nutrient management, the operation must control and maintain these to the highest of abilities.
Stonewool: What’s the Benefit for Your Commercial Grow Operation? Once widely used solely in the construction industry due to the excellent abilities of insulation, the commercial horticulture industry has integrated the material as a substrate in hydroponic operations.
RedRock stonewool grow blocks and slabs are high-quality stone wool (rockwool) growing media designed for hydroponic and soilless cultivation. These inert substrates provide excellent water retention, aeration, and root support for plants like vegetables, herbs, and ornamentals.
RedRock Stonewool is an innovative provider of plugs, blocks, and slabs for controlled environment agriculture and greenhouse crop production. Beginning in December 2024, all RedRock Blocks will come with completely new stonewool material that boasts vastly improved consistency, a new wetting agent, and an improved vertically oriented fiber weave.
Propagation tools are an important part of the process when it comes to a large grow operation. From seed trays to rooting hormones, these propagation tools support the crucial early stages of plant growth. In this article, we’ll highlight the different propagation tray options, and what they contribute to the full process.
How To Decide Which Brand of Stonewool is Right for You- Insight into the variables setting RedRock, Grodan, and Cultilene apart from the prospective of a distributor.
Stocking Up for the 2022 Growing Season of the Commercial Greenhouse Operation- Over the past two years, the way of the world has been ever changing thanks to the global pandemic from Covid-19. Everyone needed to make changes to their everyday lives to stay safe, and this included most of the businesses and industries across the globe. Commercial and Industrial AG and horticulture was not an exception.
Bulking Up on Coco Coir: MORR has many solutions for coco coir products ranging from plugs, blocks, and bags. One of the featured coco coir manufacturers is Riococo. Riococo was established in 2002 and is one of the number one Coconut coir growing media located in Sri Lanka. Using both nature and state of the art techniques with equipment that produces high quality OMRI certified coco coir grow media.
Making the Cut in Harvest Preparations- When a growing season is ending, there is a sense of relief and excitement for the final harvest. For a proper crop harvest, regardless of the operation and crop type, a grower needs to be prepared and ready to tackle the challenge of an efficient harvest. Care must be given to the plants to avoid stress, damage, and overall quality damage. Any of these three will ultimately lead to lower profits and a product that will not last. The best way to have a great harvest is through the proper preparations and planning.